[AT] OT for those interested in aviation

[charlie hill]

Thanks for the personal knowledge Ron.

Charlie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ronald L. Cook" <rlcook at pionet.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT for those interested in aviation


> Charlie,
>         I am aware of the "tracking".  It has been available by 
> subscription and downlink from a satellite for years.  Many corporate 
> flight departments use it.  Cessna started tracking all their big 
> airplanes they sold many years ago.  It is actually worldwide.  The web 
> site is only showing domestic flights that are working within the FAA air 
> traffic control operating under instrument flight rules and are assigned a 
> discrete transponder code to transmit.  You are not seeing many other 
> civilian flights nor are you seeing  very many, if any, military flights. 
> And there is "sufficient" lag to alleviate Danny's fears.  This is being 
> recorded as it is happening and you are watching a replay.  It can be 
> replayed at any time.  This was put into effect long before the Sept 11, 
> 2001 hijackings which really raises more questions than answers.  I sat 
> before a screen and watched the hijacked airplanes during part of their 
> flights.  The endings were edited out on the replay that the public got to 
> see.  I also watched the dots disappear from the screen as they grounded 
> all of us.  Me included.  I do agree it is fascinating.  Or should I say, 
> amazing!
>
> Ron
>>Ron,
>>
>>You need to log on that site and check it out.  The departure times and 
>>arrival times match up almost exactly with the progress shown on the 
>>flight. The screen updates every  minute if you click refresh.
>>It's scary.  I looked this morning and they were tracking a 182 going out 
>>of our local airport to Savanah.  It might have been a IFR but I'm not 
>>sure of it.  I don't have a clue how they are getting their data but it's 
>>close to correct.
>>
>>The flight I was looking at yesterday was being watched by a lot of folks 
>>because of some sports news of considerable local interest.  There were 
>>folks at RDU waiting for the plane we were tracking to touch down.  The 
>>times were very close to right.  The plane we were watching was a 
>>Gulfstream G100.  She was making 484 knts at one point on the way in (tail 
>>wind).
>>
>>I don't doubt that the gov't is very much involved and is tracking IP 
>>addresses of those of us that use the site.  I hope they are.
>>
>>Charlie
>
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